Rainbow Warrior (video game) explained

Rainbow Warrior
Developer:Source the Software House
Publisher:MicroStyle
Platforms:Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amiga
Released:1989

Rainbow Warrior is a video game for home computers produced by Greenpeace, developed in association with Source the Software House and published by MicroStyle in 1989. Versions were released for the Commodore 64, Amiga and Atari ST. The game is a collection of mini-games which relate to Greenpeace's environmental campaigns and actions during the 1980s.[1] [2] A printed booklet containing further information about the environmental campaigns accompanied the game. It was manufactured in the United Kingdom and claimed to be "the first environment friendly software". The game was officially launched aboard the Rainbow Warrior II with Doug Faulkner and Jonathan Smales representing Greenpeace.[3]

Development

The game was designed by Tony Gibson and Mark Harrison based on an original concept by Stevie Harrison. The music was composed by Paul Summers. The Atari ST version was programmed by Dave Semmens, Adrian Scothey and Ian Richards, with graphics by John Cassells, Tony Fawcett, Mark Scott and Bryn Redman.

References

  1. Web site: Rainbow Warrior for Amiga (1989) - MobyGames. MobyGames. 2018-01-12.
  2. Book: Yearley, Steven. The Green Case (Routledge Revivals): A Sociology of Environmental Issues, Arguments and Politics. 2014-06-23. Routledge. 9781317702993. en.
  3. Webb. Trenton. 1989-11-01. Rainbow Warrior. ST Format. 78.